Psalms 81:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
In Context
7But ye die as men, and fall as one of the princes.
Cross References
Exodus 1:14And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
1 Chronicles 4:23These are the potters who dwelt in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.
Psalms 114:1Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.
Isaiah 9:4For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with + 9:4 Gr. reconciliation, or, exchange.restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burnt with fire.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:2-8
An Invitation to Praise. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed his shoulder from the… Read the whole commentary →